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Greece: Protests as state clinics close for month

By Washington Examiner
Published February 18, 2014 9:08pm ET
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Greece: Protests as state clinics close for month
Protesters applaud a speaker during a protest outside Health Ministry in Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Several thousand supporters of a Communist labor union marched in central Athens Tuesday to protest an overhaul of the country's national health system that has led to months of strikes. The government has ordered a shake up of the main health care fund EOPYY, stopping the agency's direct involvement on care provision. The changes were introduced as part of the country's bailout commitments. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) | Thanassis Stavrakis

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Several thousand protesters have joined a demonstration in central Athens after the Health Ministry ordered the closure of the country’s entire state-run outpatient clinic network for one month to reorganize the health system.

The protest organized by a Communist labor union ended peacefully Tuesday outside the ministry.

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